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Kal Mann Wrote Songs For The Orlons
"The Wah-Watusi," the title track, was also a single for The Orlons. It was their third single, released in 1962, and it reached #2 on the U.S. pop chart. This song was also written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell. It's a fun dance song with great fills on drums.
"Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" was written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell. Kal Mann was co-founder of Cameo-Parkway (along with Bernie Lowe), and he wrote or co-wrote a lot of songs for The Orlons.
"Tonight" has male lead vocals. Who knew that Stephen Caldwell sang lead at all in this band? It's a great song, with a nice early rock and roll beat and some cool flourishes on the saxophone.
"I'll Be True" was also written by Kal Mann. This song was the band's first single, released in 1961. It's about a girl singing to her boy who is a soldier, saying she'll be true to him until he returns.
"Walk Right In"
"(Happy Birthday) Mr. Twenty-One" was The Orlons' second single, and the last song on "The Wah-Watusi." It's a slower song about a girl who will finally get married now that her boyfriend is twenty-one. Ah [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], young love, the lyrics include this line: "Long since I became sixteen, we wanted to walk down the aisle."
This CD has a really great version of "Let Me In," driven by the simple drum beat. It features that great saxophone.
"I Met Him On A Sunday (Ronde Ronde)" was originally done by The Shirelles. The version by The Orlons is wonderful. It's a little playful in the vocals, which is a nice touch.
Stephen Caldwell's Frog Voice
"(Happy Birthday) Mr. Twenty-One"
On "Big Daddy," Stephen Caldwell does his low, frog-like voice, something he hadn't done on the other album. This album, however, has a lot of him doing that voice. This song has a fun, fast sax that sounds like the theme to The Benny Hill Show.
"The Wah-Watusi"
Stephen does the frog voice on "Cement Mixer" too, which is a wonderful contrast to the very pretty voices of the girls. This is a sill
"Dedicated To The One I Love"
This CD contains two complete albums by The Orlons: "The Wah-Watusi" (1962) and "South Street" (1963). The Orlons were Shirley Brickley, Rosetta Hightower [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Marlena Davis and Stephen Caldwell, all teenagers when they formed the band.
It is mind-boggling that these albums were not released on CD before this. This music is so much fun, and most of it is stuff people will remember, wonderful songs from the early 1960s. This CD is one of the best releases of the year so far. It's impossible to say too many good things about this album.
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The second album on this CD, "South Street," begins with a cool version of "Walk Right In." This is the folk song done by The Rooftop Singers. This version is quite different - firstly because of Stephen Caldwell's vocals (first just adding little touches, then taking lines), and secondly due to the excellent saxophone solo and handclaps. It all really works well. This is a wonderful version of the song.
It begins with the best version ever of "Dedicated To The One I Love." (Yes [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], better than the version by The Shirelles, and better than that by The Mamas & The Papas.) The vocals are phenomenal. This song was written by Lowman Pauling and Paul Brass.